Art cares : the potential of art as a therapeutic modality
Louhimaa, Mikko (2024)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024061122859
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024061122859
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This study suggests that part of the art economy’s current crisis could be explained with an unrecognition of the purpose of art. The art field fails to present, sell, educate on, and create art according to how it serves individuals, communities, and society at large.
The purpose of this study was to comprise a review of the potential and significance of art as a therapeutic field by examining how it cares for people and society through the fulfilment of psychological human needs. The paper proposes a paradigm shift that might uplift the societal recognition of art’s value and contribute to a positive change in the socioeconomics of the arts.
A literature review was conducted on feminist literature on care ethics and fine art’s contribution to care. The study aims to illustrate a potential framework of fine art having a therapeutic role in society as a field of care. With examples and comparison to other frameworks, the paper illustrates ways in which art functions as an instrument of care, thus fulfilling its societal role through a unique kind of servitude.
These results indicate the potential significance of art as a field of care and invite further study of the potential of such a paradigm shift. The findings indicate that art can serve as a catalyst for societal development and care, fulfilling this in a way unique to it among professional fields, making it irreplaceable. Further research is required to gather quantitative data about the impact of arts in such a role. This data should be reviewed to address the need for new strategies for producing, commissioning, selling, presenting, and educating on art. This study expands on existing groundwork for further research in the subject, introducing a framework of therapeutic art and connecting it to a modern value proposition for fine art.
The purpose of this study was to comprise a review of the potential and significance of art as a therapeutic field by examining how it cares for people and society through the fulfilment of psychological human needs. The paper proposes a paradigm shift that might uplift the societal recognition of art’s value and contribute to a positive change in the socioeconomics of the arts.
A literature review was conducted on feminist literature on care ethics and fine art’s contribution to care. The study aims to illustrate a potential framework of fine art having a therapeutic role in society as a field of care. With examples and comparison to other frameworks, the paper illustrates ways in which art functions as an instrument of care, thus fulfilling its societal role through a unique kind of servitude.
These results indicate the potential significance of art as a field of care and invite further study of the potential of such a paradigm shift. The findings indicate that art can serve as a catalyst for societal development and care, fulfilling this in a way unique to it among professional fields, making it irreplaceable. Further research is required to gather quantitative data about the impact of arts in such a role. This data should be reviewed to address the need for new strategies for producing, commissioning, selling, presenting, and educating on art. This study expands on existing groundwork for further research in the subject, introducing a framework of therapeutic art and connecting it to a modern value proposition for fine art.